Pol moving to HRC would easily make it my shock transfer of the silly season. Perhaps the biggest shock is the move displaces Alex Marquez without the current Moto2™ World Champion even completing a race lap for HRC. The allure of Repsol Honda is clearly too tempting for Pol. I don’t think Jorge Lorenzo’s chastening experience in 2019 will cloud Pol’s judgement. Marc fears no man, so he certainly won’t fear Pol. He scored more podiums in two weeks in November last year than Pol has managed in 104 MotoGP™ races over six seasons.

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